The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. They are the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the Minister of Law and Order, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Law and Order as it is currently.
The post of Inspector General of Police in Sri Lanka can be traced as far back as 1797 when the office of Fiscal was created and Fredric Barron Mylius was appointed as Fiscal of Colombo and entrusted with responsibility of policing the City of Colombo.[1] In 1833, the Head of the Police Service was called the Superintendent of Police, in 1836 the designation was changed to Chief Superintendent of Police.[2]
The official establishment of the Ceylon Police Force was on 3 September 1866 when William Robert Campbell (then the chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri) was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police in Ceylon to be in charge of the Police units.[3][4] This post officially became the Chief of Police but was soon changed to that of the Inspector General of Police accordingly William Robert Campbell became the first Inspector General of Police.[5]
The Inspector General of Police can be removed through an investigation by a 3-member committee if found guilty of specified offence(s) under the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act No. 5 of 2002.[9]
^Pippet, G. K. (1969). A History of the Ceylon Police: 1795-1870 (Volume 1). Times of Ceylon Company.
^Perera, Rienzie (3 September 2006). "The 140th Police Day Anniversary". Sunday Island. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^Dep, A. C. (1969). A History of the Ceylon Police: 1866-1913 (Volume 2). Times of Ceylon Company.
^Roth, Mitchell P. (2001). Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement. Greenwood Press. p. 54. ISBN0-313-30560-9.
^Stead, Philip John (1977). Pioneers in Policing. Patterson Smith. pp. 252–253. ISBN9780875858036.
^"Snr. DIG Pujith Jayasundara recommended for position of IGP". News First. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^"CC nominates Pujith Jayasundara as next police chief". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^"IGP sent on compulsory leave". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ ab"Pujith Jayasundara sent on compulsory leave". Colombo Gazette. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
External links
Official Police Website
March 16, 2023
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The Inspector General of Police IGP is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police They are the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country The IGP reports to the Minister of Law and Order when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Law and Order as it is currently Inspector General of PoliceIncumbentC D Wickramaratnesince 25 November 2020Sri Lanka Police ServiceAbbreviationIGPMember ofNational Security CouncilReports toMinistry of Law and OrderNominatorPresident of Sri LankaAppointerConstitutional CouncilConstituting instrumentPolice Ordinance No 16 of 1865PrecursorFiscal of ColomboFormation3 September 1866 156 years ago 1866 09 03 First holderWilliam Robert Campbell as Chief Superintendent of Police DeputySenior Deputy Inspector General of Police SDIG Websitewww wbr police wbr lk Contents 1 History 2 Removal 3 Inspectors General of Police 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe post of Inspector General of Police in Sri Lanka can be traced as far back as 1797 when the office of Fiscal was created and Fredric Barron Mylius was appointed as Fiscal of Colombo and entrusted with responsibility of policing the City of Colombo 1 In 1833 the Head of the Police Service was called the Superintendent of Police in 1836 the designation was changed to Chief Superintendent of Police 2 The official establishment of the Ceylon Police Force was on 3 September 1866 when William Robert Campbell then the chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police in Ceylon to be in charge of the Police units 3 4 This post officially became the Chief of Police but was soon changed to that of the Inspector General of Police accordingly William Robert Campbell became the first Inspector General of Police 5 The current Inspector General of Police is Pujith Jayasundara who succeeded N K Illangakoon in April 2016 6 7 Jayasundara was asked to resign by President Maithripala Sirisena but has refused and has been put on compulsory leave in the wake of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings debacle Senior DIG C D Wickramaratne has been appointed as acting Inspector General 8 9 Removal EditThe Inspector General of Police can be removed through an investigation by a 3 member committee if found guilty of specified offence s under the Removal of Officers Procedure Act No 5 of 2002 9 Inspectors General of Police Edit Inspector General Took office Left office Appointed by1 George William Robert Campbell 3 September 1866 1872 Hercules Robinson2 Frederick Richard Saunders 1872 1873 William Henry Gregory3 George William Robert Campbell 1873 18914 Louis Knollys 1891 1902 Arthur Hamilton Gordon5 Albert De Wilton 1902 1905 Joseph West Ridgeway6 Cyril Longden 1905 1910 Henry Arthur Blake7 Ivor Edward David 1910 1913 Henry McCallum8 Herbert Dowbiggin 1913 1937 Robert Chalmers9 Philip Norton Banks 1937 1942 Reginald Stubbs10 Gordon Herbert Ramsay Halland 1942 1944 Andrew Caldecott11 Ranulph Bacon 1944 1946 Henry Monck Mason Moore12 Richard Aluwihare 1946 195513 Osmund de Silva 26 July 1955 24 April 1959 Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke14 M Walter F Abeykoon 1 May 1959 2 February 196315 S A Dissanayake 3 February 1963 3 June 1966 William Gopallawa16 John Attygalle 4 June 1966 7 July 196717 Aleric Abeygunawardena 8 July 1967 13 September 197018 Stanley Senanayake 14 September 1970 23 August 197819 Ana Seneviratne 24 August 1978 14 March 1982 J R Jayewardene20 Rudra Rajasingham 20 March 1982 20 March 198521 Herbert Weerasinghe 20 April 1985 5 December 198522 Cyril Herath 6 December 1985 31 July 198823 Ernest Perera 1 August 1988 29 November 1993 Ranasinghe Premadasa24 Frank de Silva 29 November 1993 31 July 1995 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga25 Wickremasinghe Rajaguru 31 July 1995 31 August 1998 Chandrika Kumaratunga26 Lakdasa Kodituwakku 1 September 1998 27 August 200227 T E Anandaraja 1 October 2002 14 October 200328 Indra de Silva 19 December 2003 30 September 200429 Chandra Fernando 1 October 2004 11 October 200630 Victor Perera 12 October 2006 31 June 2008 Mahinda Rajapaksa31 Jayantha Wickramarathne 1 July 2008 2 November 200932 Mahinda Balasuriya 3 November 2009 17 June 201133 Nugagaha Kapalle Illangakoon 16 July 2011 11 April 201634 Pujith Jayasundara 20 April 2016 March 2020 N 1 Maithripala Sirisena35 C D Wickramaratne 25 November 2020 N 2 present Gotabaya RajapaksaSee also EditInspector General of Police Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force Ministry of DefenceNotes Edit On compulsory leave since April 2019 Acting Inspector General since 29 April 2019References Edit Pippet G K 1969 A History of the Ceylon Police 1795 1870 Volume 1 Times of Ceylon Company Perera Rienzie 3 September 2006 The 140th Police Day Anniversary Sunday Island Retrieved 26 April 2016 Dep A C 1969 A History of the Ceylon Police 1866 1913 Volume 2 Times of Ceylon Company Roth Mitchell P 2001 Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement Greenwood Press p 54 ISBN 0 313 30560 9 Stead Philip John 1977 Pioneers in Policing Patterson Smith pp 252 253 ISBN 9780875858036 Snr DIG Pujith Jayasundara recommended for position of IGP News First Retrieved 18 April 2016 CC nominates Pujith Jayasundara as next police chief Colombo Gazette Retrieved 18 April 2016 IGP sent on compulsory leave www adaderana lk Retrieved 29 April 2019 a b Pujith Jayasundara sent on compulsory leave Colombo Gazette 29 April 2019 Retrieved 29 April 2019 External links EditOfficial Police Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inspector General of Police Sri Lanka amp oldid 1088114000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
